DEF CON 33 Hacking Conference 2025

Date: Aug 07, 2025 – Aug 10, 2025
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Mark your calendars for DEF CON 33! 

Taking place in Las Vegas from August 7–10, 2025, this is one of the world’s largest and most respected hacker conventions.

This year’s event includes dedicated sessions, workshops, and CTFs centered around memory corruption, exploit mitigations, and secure systems engineering:

  • Hands-on challenges: Engage with specialists on buffer‑overflow hardening, safe-language sandboxing, and advanced runtime defenses.
  • Workshops & talks: Learn from experienced developers and researchers about Rust, WebAssembly sandboxing, secure memory allocators, and fuzzing techniques.
  • Community-driven learning: CTF competitions that specifically highlight memory-safety vulnerabilities and defensive tactics, perfect for those aiming to bridge research and practical application.

Read more here: https://defcon.org/html/defcon-33/dc-33-index.html 

 

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